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2015 saw tremendous advances in B612's education, advocacy, science and technology efforts. We look forward to partnering with you again in 2016 as we continue to spread the word and engage the world in planetary defense.

Will asteroids turn out to be our economic salvation—or instruments of extinction?

Crew Members

The ancients were correct in their belief that the heavens and the motion of astronomical bodies affect life on Earth—just not in the way they imagined. ”Sometimes those heavenly bodies run into Earth. This is why we must make it our mission to find asteroids.

Lord Martin Rees

STRATEGIC ADVISOR

Lord Martin Rees

British Astronomer Royal and Cosmologist

STRATEGIC ADVISOR

Lord Martin Rees

British Astronomer Royal and Cosmologist

More NEO observations from the ground and from space are required to understand the asteroid hazard. More research on deflection and mitigation is necessary.

Carolyn Shoemaker

STRATEGIC ADVISOR

Carolyn Shoemaker

American astronomer and co-discoverer of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9

STRATEGIC ADVISOR

Carolyn Shoemaker

American astronomer and co-discoverer of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9

Legacy should be more than what we do for our families. The Sentinel mission is an opportunity
to address a knowable and tangible threat to our civilization. Technology for technology’s sake is interesting. A mission to save the planet is riveting.

Suzanna Mak

FOUNDING CIRCLE

Suzanna Mak

FOUNDING CIRCLE

Suzanna Mak

Projects B612 undertakes are not just in the purview of large space agencies anymore. Private companies and nations now can compete with more ideas, more innovation and sometimes, collaboration. I think this takes the space industry, space science, and exploration to a whole new level.

Steve Jurvetson

FOUNDING CIRCLE

Steve Jurvetson

Partner, DFJ

FOUNDING CIRCLE

Steve Jurvetson

Partner, DFJ

Working proactively and internationally to prevent serious asteroid impact is a good step.

Roger Blandford

STRATEGIC ADVISOR

Roger Blandford

Professor of physics at Stanford University

STRATEGIC ADVISOR

Roger Blandford

Professor of physics at Stanford University

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